Stand Down: All US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships Ordered Ashore Pending Review

‘After a series of mechanical breakdowns, all US Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) have been ordered to “stand down” until engineers can review the state-of-the-art vessels and retrain crew members.
Last month, the USS Coronado was forced to return to Pearl Harbor after experiencing an engineering failure while en route to the Western Pacific.
“The extent of repairs and any operational impact is unknown at this time,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said in a press release. “An assessment of the casualty will be completed upon return to Pearl Harbor.”‘
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